SOLUTION: The average score for a class of 30 students was 75. The 20 male students in the class averaged 70. What's the average score for the Female students?

Question 1094323: The average score for a class of 30 students was 75. The 20 male students in the class averaged 70. What's the average score for the Female students?
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The average score for a class of 30 students was 75.
The 20 male students in the class averaged 70.
What's the average score for the Female students?
:
let a = the average score of the girls of which there are 30 - 20 = 10
:
= 75
1400 + 10a = 30(75)
10a = 2250 - 1400
a =
a = 85 is average score for the girls
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